 Temperatures in Europe are set to climb even higher as the current heatwave gripping parts of the continent shows no signs of slowing down. After days of sweating through Cerberus, people in southern Europe – with Greece, Italy and Spain bearing the brunt of the weather – have now begun to feel the effects of its equally scorching successor Charon. And it's expected to peak in Italy, where temperatures of up to 47C are expected to roast Sardinia on Wednesday. The unprecedented weather has had a dramatic effect, with holidaymakers evacuated from resorts in the area surrounding Athens after wildfires broke out – made worse by a cooling wind that provided some respite for locals and visitors With the school summer holidays coming up, many of us will be heading abroad for some summer sun – but the extreme temperatures may have left many concerned, some even going to the lengths of cancelling their trip to the affected countries. If you have a European holiday planned will you face heatwave conditions? Or are cooler temperatures on the way to break the severe hot spell? Here's when the heatwave could end… When will the European heatwave end? If you're travelling to Europe and hoping to avoid the worst of the hot weather, we've got some bad news for you – it looks set to continue for a while yet. Reports have suggested the Charon heatwave – which has replaced the original Cerberus spell of hot weather – will stick around until at least the end of July. Experts from the UN agency have suggested the hot weather could even last for weeks, saying: 'A further continuation into August is likely.' To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video There may however be some respite for people in some parts of Spain and Italy – where things are about to become a little less stifling. Ruben del Campo, a meteorologist from Spain's national weather agenc){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Temperatures in Europe are set to climb even higher as the current heatwave gripping parts of the continent shows no signs of slowing down.
After days of sweating through Cerberus, people in southern Europe – with Greece, Italy and Spain bearing the brunt of the weather – have now begun to feel the effects of its equally scorching successor Charon.
And it’s expected to peak in Italy, where temperatures of up to 47C are expected to roast Sardinia on Wednesday.
The unprecedented weather has had a dramatic effect, with holidaymakers evacuated from resorts in the area surrounding Athens after wildfires broke out – made worse by a cooling wind that provided some respite for locals and visitors